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This [[WPProject:WTEditorial guidance|welcome template]] may be used to welcome a user whose edits appear to show poor command of English (or whose edits are not in English at all) and who appear to be fluent in {{#if: {{{1|}}} | {{#language:{{{1|}}}|en}} | another language}}. It presents a brief welcome message in English, followed by an equivalent one in {{#if: {{{1|}}} | {{#language:{{{1|}}}|en}} | the other language, if a translation is available}}.

Hello, Welcome-foreign, and [[WikipediaProject:Welcoming_committeeTemplate index/Welcome_to_WikipediaUser talk namespace|welcome to Wikipedia]]! While efforts to improve Wikipedia are always welcome, unfortunately your contributions are not written in an English that is good enough to be useful. You appear to be more familiar with {{#language:es|en}}; did you know there is a [[:es:|Wikipedia in Spanish]]? You may prefer to contribute there instead. In any case, welcome to the project, and thank you for your efforts! If you need help, please feel free to notify me on my talk page. [[User:Example]] ([[User talk:Example|talk]]) {{time|df=dmy|hide-refresh=y|hide-tz=yes}} ([[UTC]])

¡Hola Welcome-foreign, [[WikipediaProject:Welcoming_committeeTemplate index/Welcome_to_WikipediaUser talk namespace|bienvenido(a) a Wikipedia]]! Si bien todos los esfuerzos para mejorar la Wikipedia son bien recibidos, desdichadamente su nivel de inglés no parece idóneo para hacer contribuciones de utilidad, o las contribuciones no estan escritas en inglés. ¿Sabía que existe una [[:es:|Wikipedia en español]]? Quizás prefiera contribuir ahí. De cualquiera forma, reciba la más cordial bienvenida a Wikipedia y nuestro agradecimiento por esforzarse. Si necesita ayuda, puede notificármelo en mi página de discusión. [[User:Example]] ([[User talk:Example|talk]]) {{time|df=dmy|hide-refresh=y|hide-tz=yes}} ([[UTC]])<!--Template:welcome-foreign-->

Hello, Welcome-foreign, and [[WikipediaProject:Welcoming_committeeTemplate index/Welcome_to_WikipediaUser talk namespace|welcome to Wikipedia]]! While efforts to improve Wikipedia are always welcome, unfortunately your contributions are not written in an English that is good enough to be useful. You appear to be more familiar with {{#language:es|en}}; did you know there is a [[:es:|Wikipedia in Spanish]]? You may prefer to contribute there instead. In any case, welcome to the project, and thank you for your efforts! If you need help, please feel free to notify me on my talk page. [[User:Example]] ([[User talk:Example|talk]]) {{time|df=dmy|hide-refresh=y|hide-tz=yes}} ([[UTC]])

'''Gendered languages:''' languages that use [[gender agreement]] may be accommodated in new translations using the pattern given in the [[wikicode]] at [[Template:Welcome-foreign/English]]. For example: in Spanish, the adjective {{lang|es|bienvenido}} agrees in gender with the user's gender, which may be set in their [[WPProject:PreferencesCiting sources|preferences]]. A user with masculine preference will be greeted with {{xt|Bienvenid'''o'''}} (with an '-o' at the end) and users with a feminine preference will be greeted with {{xt|Bienvenid'''a'''}} ('-a' at the end). Those without a preference are greeted with the '-o' version in Spanish. The wikicode for the word 'Welcome' at [[Template:Welcome-foreign/Spanish]] is this:

If you are creating welcome text in a new language, you can follow the model above. If you are not comfortable with template code, just leave it out, use a neutral version (or combined version, like {{xt|Bienvenido(a)}}) and leave an [[WPProject:EREditorial guidance|Edit request]] on the Template talk page asking for a template editor to adjust the content for gender agreement. Most of the messages generated using this template will handle gender issues automatically based on the gender preferences set by both users when needed.

* [[WikipediaProject:Template documentation|Welcome templates]]{{snd}}for welcoming registered and unregistered users